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Sun, December 6, 2020 | 10:23

Biden officially secures enough electors to become president

Biden officially secures enough electors to become president

California certified its presidential election Friday and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, officially handing him the Electoral College majority needed to win the White House. Secretary of State Alex Padilla's formal approval of Biden's win in the state brought his tally of pledged electors so far to 279, according to a tally by The Associated Pre...

2020-12-05 10:53

Korea's US-China dilemma deepening under Biden era

US spy chief labels China 'greatest threat' to freedom since World War Two

US spy chief labels China 'greatest threat' to freedom since World War Two

The top U.S. intelligence official stepped up the Trump administration's harsh attacks on Beijing on Thursday by labeling China the biggest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since World War Two and saying it was bent on global domination. "The intelligence is clear: Beijing intends to dominate the U.S. and the rest of the planet economically, militarily and technologi...

2020-12-04 20:05

Korea's US-China dilemma deepening under Biden era

Biden pledges to publicly get a COVID-19 vaccine

Biden pledges to publicly get a COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said on Thursday he would publicly take a coronavirus vaccine to demonstrate its safety to the public and pledged to retain the nation's top adviser on the pandemic, Anthony Fauci, when he takes office next month. "People have lost faith in the ability of the vaccine to work," Biden told CNN in an interview set to air later on Thursday. Fauci, d...

2020-12-04 11:49

Obama, Bush, Clinton willing to take coronavirus vaccine on camera

Obama, Bush, Clinton willing to take coronavirus vaccine on camera

Obama, Bush, Clinton willing to take coronavirus vaccine on camera

Former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton said they were willing to be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus on television in order to ease any public skepticism over the safety of new vaccines. "I may end up taking it on TV or having it filmed, just so that people know that I trust this science," Obama, a Democrat who left the White House in 201...

2020-12-04 11:48

Biden pledges to publicly get a COVID-19 vaccine

Ho, ho - Whoa! Virus keeping most Santas at a distance

Ho, ho - Whoa! Virus keeping most Santas at a distance

Brad Six becomes Santa Claus, pulling his black boots over his red pants in the office of a Miami outdoor supply company. It's hot, so he forgoes the traditional heavy jacket for a lightweight vest and grabs his Santa hat.

2020-12-03 20:55

Do 'self-cleaning' elevator buttons really work?

Do "self-cleaning" elevator buttons really work?

Without rigorous independent studies, experts say it's hard to verify claims of ``self-cleaning'' or ``antiviral`` surfaces that have popped up during the pandemic

2020-12-03 20:49

Smashed to pieces: Puerto Rico's famed Arecibo telescope collapses

Smashed to pieces: Puerto Rico's famed Arecibo telescope collapses

The celebrated Arecibo Observatory telescope in Puerto Rico, which once starred in a James Bond film, collapsed Tuesday when its 900-ton receiver platform plunged 450 feet (140 meters) onto the radio dish below.

2020-12-02 20:27

Scott Atlas, US coronavirus adviser to Trump, resigns

Scott Atlas, US coronavirus adviser to Trump, resigns

Dr. Scott Atlas has resigned as special adviser on the coronavirus to President Donald Trump, a White House official said on Monday, after a controversial four months during which he clashed repeatedly with other members of the coronavirus task force.

2020-12-01 16:03

Biden names liberal economy team as pandemic threatens workers

Biden names liberal economy team as pandemic threatens workers

With unemployment still high and the pandemic threatening yet another economic slump, President-elect Joe Biden is assembling a team of liberal advisers who have long focused on the nation's workers and government efforts to address economic inequality.

2020-12-01 14:19

S&P Global is buying IHS Markit in $44 billion all-stock deal

S&P Global is buying IHS Markit in $44 billion all-stock deal

S&P Global is buying IHS Markit in a $44 billion all-stock deal that brings together two of the largest data providers to Wall Street.

2020-11-30 21:00

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